wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja) (02/13/85)
> Spock breaks out of jail and Kirk > plunges in to rescue everybody. Hmmm. Are you suggesting that in the 23d century, coming back from the dead is a criminal offense???? :-) > Which brings up something that disturbs me. I'd like to see a movie > about Jim's trial, but I really doubt I'll get one. Jim has backed > himself into a wall and I can see no way of him getting out. No problem, really. I posted a 100+ line proposed plot for ST IV nearly a year ago that solved that problem. Consider yourself lucky that I'm not reposting it! :-) What does the military do when someone disobeys orders, yet wins the battle and/or comes back covered with glory? It promotes the perpetrator to a dead end job, of course. My suggestion was that Kirk is thrown in the hoosegow, awaiting court-martial. However, public acclaim of Kirk's actions prevents Star Fleet from throwing the book at Kirk, so they hand him a medal and promote him to command a star base waaaaaayyyyyyyyyy out in the boonies where he can't get in any more trouble (little do they know...). They blackmail Kirk into accepting by threatening to prosecute Sulu, Scott, et all. Sulu assumes command of the last Constitution-class cruiser to be launched (which, to further capitalize on the public acclaim, is renamed Enterprise at the commisioning ceremony), Chekov is his first officer, Uhura takes command of a Reliant-class scout (she has seniority over Chekov). Sarek retires again, Spock takes over as ambassador, Saavik is his aide-de-camp, and Scotty is forcibly retired- Excelsior's captain is all too willing to raise a stink about sabotage (don't worry though... he gets back in later). Sorry about redoing all that (the original posting had full explainations for these assignments, as well as a plot summary). The crew HAS to be promoted to command sometimes... if Sulu, Scott, and Uhura had been in the current military, they're would have been involuntarily separated years ago. It's called "Up or Out!" Ron Wanttaja (ssc-vax!wanttaja) Persons suggesting that the new ship will be named, "Enterprise II" will be flamed by the largest impulse engine I can find. Be warned.